preventive

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
2. Carried out to deter military aggression.
3. Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.
4. (obsolete) Going before; preceding.

Noun

1. (dated) A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to.
2. (dated) A thing that slows the development of an illness.
3. A contraceptive, especially a condom.

Concepts

préventif

prophylactique

contraceptif

entrave

contraception

Synonymes

prophylactic

preventative

precautionary

contraceptive

birth control device

protective

hindrance

contraceptive device

inhibitory

prophylactic device

incumbrance

hitch

encumbrance

deterrent

interference

hinderance

prophylactic treatment

prevention

preventive treatment

defensive

deterring

dissuasive

inhibitive

obstacle

obstruction

preemptive

premonitory

preventing

prohibitive

prophylactical

remedial

resistant

stopping

superstitious

Traductions

präventiv

preventivo

preventivo

prophylaktisch

profiláctico

profilattico

preventivo

vorbeugend

preventiu

vorsorglich

profilático

precautori

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pɹɪˈvɛntɪv/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from New Latin praeventīvus. Equivalent to prevent + -ive.